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Checklist for Subfamily Gasteracanthinae Elgar & al., 1990
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
556
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
485
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
66
370
413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
365
407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
342
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
51
339
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
76
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAraneidae
Simon, 1895
Golden orb web spiders, Indet. Spider, Nephila web spiders
32
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyGasteracanthinae
Elgar & al., 1990
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
5 Genera with 11 Species
Afracantha Dahl, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Caerostris Thorell, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1842Spiny Backed Orb Weaver4SpeciesTaxom
Hypsacantha Dahl, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Isoxya Simon, 1859Box kite spiders2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
11 Species
Afracantha camerunensis Thorell, 1899
Caerostris corticosa Pocock, 1902
Caerostris sexcuspidata Johan Christ..., 1793African bark orb-web spider
Caerostris vicina Blackwall, 1866
Gasteracantha falcicornis Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha milvoides Arthur Gardi..., 1873
Gasteracantha sanguinolenta Koch, 1844Jawla paste shrimp
Gasteracantha versicolor Charles Atha..., 1842Kite-spider
Hypsacantha crucimaculata Maria Dahl, 1914
Isoxya stuhlmanni Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Isoxya tabulata Thorell, 1859

Subnodes of Gasteracanthinae with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
TribeCaerostrini
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGasteracanthini
Elgar & al., 1990
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom